GRE Word List
EMISSARY
one designated as the agent of another : representative
The meaning of the word emissary is one designated as the agent of another : representative.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| raspy | harsh |
| comestible | edible |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |